William Alfred Mobbs Cook (1860 - 1938)

Born 29 Jun 1860 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Fanny Maria (Gill) Mader — married 1881 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Husband of Mary Ann (Samuel) Cook — married 20 Apr 1891 in Registry Office, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 15 Sep 1938 at age 78 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

William was born in 1871 in Adelaide. He was the son of Alfred Cook and Sarah Dutton^[1].

In 1881, he married Fanny Gill in Adelaide^[2].

On April 20, 1891, he married Mary Ann Samuel in Adelaide. At this time, he stated he was a widower but it appears this was not the case as Fanny went on to have many more children with others.^[3]

1891 Marriage

He passed away in 1938. At the time of his death he lived in Park Street, Bowden on the Hill, but died in Adelaide Hospital. He had been there for 3 weeks. His wife, took ill after visiting him on Sunday and died suddenly. When members of his family visited him on Tuesday night, he inquired for his wife, but, acting on medical advice, his family did not tell him of her death, and Mr. Cook never learned of it.^[4]. He is buried in West Terrace Cemetery, South Australia^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ Name: William Mobbs Cook [William Alfred Mobbs Cook] Birth Date: 29 Jun 1860 Birth Place: North Adelaide Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Father: Alfred Mobbs Cook Mother: Sarah Dutton Page Number: 395 Volume Number: 15 Source Information: Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line].
2. ↑ Genealogy SA, BDM, Birth Index. William A M GILL Fanny Adelaide. 1881 Reg: 126/1004, https://www.genealogysa.org.au
3. ↑ Name: William Alfred Mobbs Cook Father's Name: Alfred Mobbs Cook Spouse Name: Mary Ann Samuel Spouse's Father's Name: John Samuel Marriage Date: 20 Apr 1891 Marriage Place: Adelaide Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia Page Number: 550 Volume Number: 167 Source Information Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line].
4. ↑ Elderly Couple Both Die Within 48 Hours (1938, September 15). News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved January 7, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131540446
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 December 2020), memorial page for William Alfred Mobbs Cook (unknown–15 Sep 1938), Find a Grave Memorial no. 158657813, citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Dwight Baker (contributor 47306645) .